Tuesday, July 26, 2005

1st camping trip

It was great. We went with my cousin Erin, her husband Brian, and their boys, Nic and Austin. We went to Cheakamus Lake and it took about an hour and a half to hike in on a nice path. There were so many cars on the parking lot, I thought we maybe wouldn't have a camping spot, but everyone must have been day-hiking or camping elsewhere, cause we were the only ones camping where we were.
I'll just share a few highlights:
Making a 'forest' or 'home' with Nic and Ausin using forest floor 'supplies' (lichen, pinecones, sticks, fuzzy red thing which was the fox or wolf), talking about Thomas the Tank Engine with Nic on the hike back, sitting on the logs at the edge of the lake and looking at the huge snow covered mountains. The lake was a lovely blue/aqua/green.
Sleeping in the tent with Sarah was interesting, as we've never all slept together before. Every once in a while she'd whimper and I'd put my hand on her chest and rub it and say, "It's ok," and then she'd quiet down.
I was wondering a lot through the night about her temperature. At one point her hands got pretty cold. She was wearing a lovely fleece sleeper thing with an attached hood...from MEC. She woke up way early for her first feeding and then we got a wee bit of sleep after that.
I'm sure there's more to share, but that's it for now.
There was lots of shade because of the trees which was nice - it kept the hot sunny weather off us as we hiked.
Oh yes, Sarah seemed a little 'not-herself' - more subdued and not very vocal. We think cause of all the new experiences and how she couldn't travel around or stand as much as normal.
We'd put her on the ground and she'd eat pinecones, so we didn't let her be there too much. She did enjoy standing leaning against this log in our cooking area. She managed to get some nature into her mouth.

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